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Tour of Watopia: Stage 7 – Grand Finale

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Climbing Alpe Du Zwift at 9am on a Bank Holiday weekend Sunday. I wouldn’t have done this out of choice. But I did it anyway thanks to the Tour of Watopia 2019. If giving people who wouldn’t normally climb the Alpe a real sense of achievement is what Zwift were after, then I think they … Read more

Leith Hill First Attempt – Greater London Loop

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This ride was probably a mistake. Perhaps I could have ridden ~25km, but I should have gone on a flat. Tomorrow morning, 9am, I have Stage 6 of the Tour of Watopia, and honestly, I feel pretty rough after this one. A rest day would almost certainly have been a better idea. It might have … Read more

Buttery Smooth Climbing

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Finally, the Rock has come back… Wait no, that’s not it. Finally, the PC has been delivered, set up, Windows has been installed and updated, Zwift has been installed, and… *drum roll* I can ride on something that doesn’t look like Minecraft. I’m not going to harp on about the graphics, but the difference is … Read more

Hot Outside, Hot Inside

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With the UK undergoing something of a (likely global warming inspired) heatwave this week, I thought I’d raise my internal temperature to match with a pre-tea jolly up the Volcano. Opting for the Whole Lotta Lava circuit, which is a new route to me. It’s billed as alternate laps of the Volcano Circuit and trips … Read more

Giro d’Italia TT Challenge

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Today I took part in my first Zwift Race: the Giro d’Italia TT Challenge. This is a special event to tie in with the real world Giro d’Italia which started today. The Giro d’Italia is one of cycling’s three Grand Tours, running for three weeks each spring. 2019 marks its 102nd year, and Zwift is … Read more